🌟Exciting News🌟

The 2024 Snow Leopard #TrainingGrant is now accepting proposals! Don't miss the chance to apply!

🌏This #grant 's designed to strengthen snow leopard #conservation & #research . Apply before *Feb. 15th*

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+info: snowleopardnetwork.org/training-grant #Pangje

Sad. This will work to make sure the UK does not remain the top academic destination in Europe for long.

We have exciting news for all snow leopard enthusiasts and conservationists. The President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Honorable Mr. Sadyr Zhaparov, has officially declared the snow leopard as the national symbol of the Kyrgyz Republic.

globalsnowleopard.org/the-snow-leopa…

#PAWS in #Kyrgyzstan , coordinated by GSLEP_Secretariat, nearing completion: scientifically robust #snowleopard estimates to roll out soon.
Govt takes stock of status from more than 550 camera traps installed across multiple sites by Snow Leopard Foundation in Kyrgyzstan Ilbirs Foundation NABU 🦤 & others

Representatives from environmental agencies and border service authorities from 5 Central Asia countries gather in Ashgabat #Turkmenistan to discuss transboundary cooperation on Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) #CAMI species

Do you want my picture?📸

📧Submit your entry to the #VanishingTreasures of Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬 photo contest dedicated to the International #SnowLeopard Day

Participation requirements: ➡️🔗facebook.com/Ilbirs.org/pos…

С егеря Ала-Тоо Бугу провели учёт численности 🐐 и установили фотоловушки на снежного барса в Жаргылчак. Работы выполнены в рамках проекта «Большие кошки Центральной Азии: ядра субпопуляций и экологические коридоры» National Geographic Society #SEGRE Conservation X Labs Naryn T Rosen Alex Dehgan

Burulai Pusurmankulova, #VanishingTreasures story contest winner, created a gripping video on human-wildlife conflict, which aired on Kyrgyz TV📽️.

The contest, led by GRID-Arendal Snow Leopard Trust Ilbirs Foundation & UN Environment Programme, aimed to boost eco journalism📰.

👇bit.ly/3Eul6QD

A storytelling contest was part of a #VanishingTreasures workshop in Bishkek to train Kyrgyz journalists to effectively cover environmental issues.

Kudos to winner🏆Chingiz Samudin uulu who will present his impactful documentary on wolf-livestock interaction at film festivals🎞️.

Camera traps revolutionised wildlife research🙌 Wildlife data is collected with little expense, relative ease, and minimal disturbance.

📷 In Turkmenistan, camera traps are used to restore connectivity for wild cats👉bit.ly/42HEV0R

#Tech4Nature #HuaweiTech4All

Temperature in Kyrgyzstan in UN Environment Programme Vanishing Treasures project area is expected to increase 3 degrees C alone 🇰🇬 government and partners come together today to discuss economic alternatives to habitat degrading practices #climatechange Snow Leopard Trust Ilbirs Foundation Snow Leopard Foundation in Kyrgyzstan

Meet Kenje Sultanbaeva from the Ilbirs Foundation in #Kyrgyzstan .

Kenje works closely with local communities in mountainous areas where the majestic #snowleopard can be found. She's also involved in helping households adapt to the impacts of #climatechange .

#communityconservation

On 27 April 2023 in Tashkent new IKI Germany funded regional project on zoonotic disease and nature conservation in #CentralAsia 3 days validation workshop has been started

Bundesumweltministerium IUCN Michael Succow Stiftung UNEP-WCMC ZSL Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)

The conservation community mourns the untimely passing of Dr Kathy McKinnon, former chair of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. We are deeply saddened by this tremendous loss. RIP IUCN_WCPA

I welcome temporary release of #NiloufarBayani & environmental conservationists imprisoned in #Iran . In the spirit of #Nowruz & of new beginnings, I call for the release of all the environmentalists imprisoned in Iran. Safeguarding the environment is critical #ForPeopleForPlanet

Is it a blur? Is it a flash?
No, it's the #snowleopard ... Watch the incredible speed with which the cat loses the dogs on its tail, literally.
After killing an unattended yak, the snowleopard was lucky the herder knew not to kill in revenge.
Conservation = Working with people

#nowruz

Meet Tanya Rosen🐆

For >10ys she's been working in #snowleopard conservation and we're thrilled to share her story.

Naryn T Rosen's impact extends far beyond her own work in #conservation , she has also been an inspiration & support to other #women in conservation.

Meet the Ilbirs Foundation, our member working in #Kyrgyzstan , where >half the territory is potential SL habitat! The Foundation partners w/ local communities to address threats faced by #snowleopards & the mountain ecosystems

Find +out👉youtube.com/watch?v=Kv8ywV…
📸 #cameratrap , Chui region

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay !
How can communities live alongside snow leopards & other #wildlife as #climatechange impacts the land they both inhabit?
Learn about the #adaptation solutions supported by UN Environment Programme #VanishingTreasures programme in this StoryMap:
🔗bit.ly/3IYX9nH 🐆